The explosion of media on the internet is a boon for science teachers. Back in the day, students were often limited to textbook photographs for illustrations of specific concepts, and real-world examples were few and far between. Now, students are immersed in a multimedia world, and there are numerous examples that can extend their classroom experiences with almost any topic. A new challenge for teachers is to accumulate examples that students can view, think about, and react to that helps them better understand science concepts.
Your challenge tonight is to find a media resource that you can embed on a URITK page that, if they saw and interacted with the page after your lesson, they would extend their understanding of the topics you addressed in class. These pages are similar to the "2 Cents" pages developed on this site.
To do this, try the following sequence:
View one or two of the example pages listed at the top of the table below.
Decide on a topic.
Think about the key idea you are trying to reinforce.
Think about why it is so hard to learn or how it might be misunderstood by students.
Add a row to the table below to create a link to your page. Be sure to give your page a centered title using the Header 1 Style (see above).
On your new page, you should embed one or two videos that you find from "out there" that you think provide a valuable experience for your students.
After you embed your videos, create some question prompts in the discussion area to probe students' understanding of the video. This is the fun part. Try to think of some questions or a task that will cause your students to "think twice" about what they're watching and relate it to what you're addressing in class.
Return to this page and complete the table below. Beware of simultaneous editing!
If you actually wanted to use your activity with your students, you can move your page (or pages created by others) to your own wikispace!
YouTube Scavenger Hunt
The explosion of media on the internet is a boon for science teachers. Back in the day, students were often limited to textbook photographs for illustrations of specific concepts, and real-world examples were few and far between. Now, students are immersed in a multimedia world, and there are numerous examples that can extend their classroom experiences with almost any topic. A new challenge for teachers is to accumulate examples that students can view, think about, and react to that helps them better understand science concepts.
Your challenge tonight is to find a media resource that you can embed on a URITK page that, if they saw and interacted with the page after your lesson, they would extend their understanding of the topics you addressed in class. These pages are similar to the "2 Cents" pages developed on this site.
To do this, try the following sequence: